Chapter 77

  ALERA

  It steadies me.

  Later, as I unlock the penthouse door in the evening, I sigh and wish I'd just stayed at Dad's.

  I know why I didn't, but I refuse to admit it.

  Walking down the hall toward my room, his voice cuts through the silence.

  "Alera."

  "Alera."

  I stop at the sound of my n...

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